Other Events
Other events are held at the Kohl Center, including commencement ceremonies for the UW and Madison high schools, concerts, ice skating shows, career fairs, political gatherings, and conventions. The Kohl Center is the site of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) high school Boys' and Girls' basketball and individual wrestling championships. It has also hosted an NCAA women's volleyball national championship (Dec. 17-19, 1998), an NCAA men's basketball regional championship (March 22–24, 2002) and an NCAA men's hockey regional championship (March 28–30, 2008).
The Kohl Center also hosts the annual Varsity Band Spring Concert, an event that began in March 1975 and has grown into a three-night affair with professional staging, lighting, sound and pyrotechnics. The concert averages 25,000 attendees every year.
On February 12, 2008, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke before a crowd of over 17,000 prior to the Wisconsin primary.
The 2008 Jeopardy! College Championship was taped on April 11 and 12, 2008, at the Kohl Center.
The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2011 Science Olympiad National Tournament were held at the Kohl Center on May 20 and 21, 2011.
Kohl Center is the site of Z104's annual Jingle Ball concert.
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